News Release Issued by Amnesty International, 16
September 1997. The government of President Paul Biya
manifests an increasing disregard for the human rights of
his political opposition—mostly supporters of the
Social Democratic Front (SDF) in North-West and South-West
Provinces, which are strongholds of the opposition as well
as English-speaking autonomists.

Amnesty International Urgent Action Bulletin, 7 November
1997. Many of the supporters of the main opposition
political party, the Social Democratic Front (SDF), remain
in detention after being arrested during the period of the
presidential election on 12 October 1997. The SDF and the
Union nationale pour la democratie et le progres (UNDP)
and smaller opposition parties boycotted the
election.

Amnesty International Urgent Action Bulletin, 8 January
1998. Since 1995 an increasing number of journalists have
been convicted on criminal charges and sentenced to terms
of imprisonment for criticizing government
authorities.